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Transition Year Work Experience - Dublin Airport

  • 13-01-2008 9:35pm
    #1
    conormurphy
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    Hi all,

    I am 14 years old, sitting my Junior Cert in June. I am quite keen on embarking on a career as a pilot and have been since a young age, never wanted to be anything else.

    However, I love the airport and its' environment. Next year I will be in transition year and I will have to do 2 weeks work experience in October and 2 more weeks in January, unpaid obviously. I was wondering though, would there be any kind of position which I could fill?

    Working with trolleys or even working at the Cadbury's kiosk or one of the shops in the departure lounge?

    Answers appreciated

    Thanks


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  • #2
    SuperSean11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,555 ✭✭✭SuperSean11


    conormurphy wrote: »
    Hi all,

    I am 14 years old, sitting my Junior Cert in June. I am quite keen on embarking on a career as a pilot and have been since a young age, never wanted to be anything else.

    However, I love the airport and its' environment. Next year I will be in transition year and I will have to do 2 weeks work experience in October and 2 more weeks in January, unpaid obviously. I was wondering though, would there be any kind of position which I could fill?

    Working with trolleys or even working at the Cadbury's kiosk or one of the shops in the departure lounge?

    Answers appreciated

    Thanks


    Im sure theres plenty you could do but i doubt it will gain you experience as a pilot


  • #3
    conormurphy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 228 ✭✭conormurphy


    SuperSean11 wrote: »
    Im sure theres plenty you could do but i doubt it will gain you experience as a pilot

    Ah I know, but just the experience in the airport in general ya no yourself, jus gonna email DAA now.


  • #4
    SuperSean11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,555 ✭✭✭SuperSean11


    conormurphy wrote: »
    Ah I know, but just the experience in the airport in general ya no yourself, jus gonna email DAA now.

    thats your best bet


  • #5
    conormurphy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 228 ✭✭conormurphy


    SuperSean11 wrote: »
    thats your best bet

    Yep, I sent them an e-mail, hopefully they'll consider it anyway, anybody know any other good places to work during work experience?


  • #6
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,316 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    Apply to scrape the sh|t off the airplanes, in the local airport, if you live near one.

    Mate did it for a while, and got paid air time as payment, so that he could get a license.


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  • #7
    meadhbh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭meadhbh


    hi conor my name is meadhbh and im fourteen and like you were last year im sitting the JC in june, i googled work experience in the airport and this was the first link. I really really want to be a pilot too and I was wondering it you managed to get any work experience in the airport? I'd be really grateful for any help in the subject
    thanks
    meadhbh


  • #8
    moretothegirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 631 ✭✭✭moretothegirl


    meadhbh wrote: »
    hi conor my name is meadhbh and im fourteen and like you were last year im sitting the JC in june, i googled work experience in the airport and this was the first link. I really really want to be a pilot too and I was wondering it you managed to get any work experience in the airport? I'd be really grateful for any help in the subject
    thanks
    meadhbh


    when i was in TY a friend of mine was in the same position as u guys. she applied to the air core in BALDONNEL and got a place there for a week. she had an absolutely brilliant time and got real proper experience with the pilots etc. when she went there was a group of teenagers lookin for the same experience so it must be a service they offer so you should contact them


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